Tom Cairney injury could sideline Fulham captain for a month

Down | The Fulham skipper was forced off in the weekend victory over Burnley
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Giuseppe Muro30 August 2018

Fulham captain Tom Cairney is facing a month on the sidelines with an ankle injury.

The midfielder could be out until October with the problem he suffered in last Sunday's 4-2 win over Burnley.

Slavisa Jokanovic had hoped Cairney would be fit to face Brighton on Saturday but the 27-year-old has had to pull out of the Scotland squad for games against Belgium and Albania next month.

Cairney will miss the trip to Brighton and the setback is a blow for Fulham.

Fulham defender Alfie Mawson, meanwhile, has said Gareth Southgate told him to leave relegated Swansea if he wanted to get back into the England squad.

Mawson received his first England call-up from Southgate in March, though Fulham's £20million summer signing is yet to make an international appearance.

Mawson, fit again after knee surgery at the end of last seaosn, said: “The last time I spoke to [Southgate] I was at Swansea. He said, ‘Realistically if you want to get back into [the squad] obviously the Premier League is a must’.

“I have had a taste for it and I would like to get the full thing. First and foremost I want to get into the Fulham side and I am sure if I do well and I play well then Gareth will make a decision.

“I am not going to get picked for England if I am not even in the starting XI for the Premier League side. That is the most important thing and whatever I can do on top of that, then fantastic. My main aim is to get into the side and cement my position.”

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